Hi I’m Mark After travelling the world, I decided to settle down in Suffolk twenty years ago and started my own little business with a beautiful old derelict farm complex, which I converted into six lovely little cottages for people to escape from city life and enjoy the wonderfully rural experience that this area amazingly has, despite it’s close proximity to London. I love what I do and am ‘Hands On’ with welcoming guests to my own six cottages, as well as looking after my Cottage Agency 'The Grove Cottages' that soon developed as other owners came asking me to take on their cottages and give them the same level of personal customer care, attention, and promotion that we are known and appreciated for. I don’t want to be a huge company, I’m very happy to have a small agency where personal involvement is always the priority and where I can pick only places which I love and know inside out to join us. I am always available to answer any questions and above all else I want you to be in a cottage that suits you, so you will become our ambassador. Please do ask me a question about this cottage and I will give you a very honest answer. Best Wishes Mark - The Grove Cottages

Remote, Comfort, Sea Views of the beautiful Essex Marshes at Tollesbury. This lovely Coastal Cottage sleeping 5 with its sea views is perfect for families and dog owners wanting to get away from it all, the garden is secure and there is direct access to a private woodland (great for doggies). There are lovely walks which take you down to the sea wall and past important bird sanctuaries and famous salt marshes. Tollesbury has a lively Marina with fishing trips and a salt water & sand play area for children – it is just a 12-minute drive through the village to get to. Downstairs there are two cosy sitting rooms both with log fires as well as a dining room and a Sunset Conservatory. There is a spacious and well-equipped kitchen, complete with dishwasher. Upstairs, there are two double bedrooms, one has a King-sized bed and the other a Super King which converts into twin beds if required. There is a day bed in the open ‘Suffolk Landing’ bedroom for the 5th guest. The bathroom has a bath and a mixer shower attachment. The garden is enclosed and there is a footpath from the garden along the owners small wood, lovely views and ideal for dog exercise. At the bottom of the field is the Sea Wall and the Essex Marshes and Nature Reserves, Miles of walks and rare birds to see. 2 well behaved doggies are welcome. No banned dogs. There is a 20 Pound charge per pet for up to 7 nights. There is a Special Reduced rate for 2 guests using just one bedroom outside High Season reflecting the saving made on laundry and cleaning. Please note that if you put in the number of guests as 2 then it is assumed you will only require one bedroom. If you want to use 2 bedrooms then you should put in the number of guests as 3. Deposits and cancellations: A 20% deposit is payable at the time of booking and the balance due one month before arrival. If you need to cancel you can receive a full refund up to 30 days before arrival.

Tollesbury itself is pretty cut off as to get up or down the coast you have to go inland until there is a river crossing. Even the village sign says: Tollesbury Village of the Plough and Sail ‘set your watches back 200 years when you enter the village!” The beautiful and unique moon crater landscape of the salt marshes is extraordinary and the backdrop for many a mysterious book and film, at low tide you can walk around the craters finding strange boats old and new, some wrecked and even a big red lightship. The salt marshes contain important Bird Sanctuary’s where you can enjoy spotting rare and migratory birds. The village has a rich fishing history and some fascinating architecture like the sail-lofts which are houses raised up on stilts so the incoming tide could wash under them. There are opportunities for Horse riding, sailing, sea fishing, bird watching and great walking in the local area. Within an easy drive are Mersey Island where you can have a great fish meal at The Company shed, and Maldon where the Thames Barges moor up.